A stamp of recognition, it flags up Ordnance Terrace in Chatham, Kent as the one-time home of Charles Dickens. It was here from 1817 to 1821 that the aspiring young writer spent some of his most ...

The Queen took a shine to a diamond ring worn by Charles Dickens during his lifetime and quipped “I won’t nick it” after ...

My home town, Broadstairs in east Kent, has long been a popular holiday ... a keenly marketed association with Charles Dickens who holidayed and sometimes wrote here, and a pink marble ice cream ...

A vintage film based on Charles Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers," following the adventures of Mr. Pickwick and his friends during a heartwarming Christmas holiday in Dingly Dell, Kent. The group ...

This article explores some of the best historical places to discover in Kent, from pristinely kept castles and medieval churches to the quaint Victorian home of Charles Dickens and the booming ...

In January 1815, the family moved to Norfolk Street, Fitzrovia, in London, and then on to Sheerness and Chatham, Kent. In 1822, the Dickens family—barring Charles, who remained at school—left ...